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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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